Table 2.
Volunteers’ motivation to participate
| Strongly disagree | Disagree | Somewhat disagree | Neither agree or disagree | Somewhat agree | Agree | Strongly agree | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Values | ||||||||||||||
| By volunteering for RUBY, I am doing something for a cause that is important to me* (n 145) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 31 | 92 | 64 |
| People I am genuinely concerned about were helped by me volunteering for RUBY* (n 143) | 6 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 36 | 25 | 32 | 22 | 17 | 12 |
| Enhancement | ||||||||||||||
| I can make an important contribution by volunteering with RUBY (n 143) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 19 | 50 | 35 | 44 | 31 |
| My volunteer experience is personally fulfilling* (n 145) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 26 | 18 | 52 | 36 | 42 | 29 |
| I feel needed while volunteering* (n 145) | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 43 | 30 | 39 | 27 | 19 | 13 |
| Social | ||||||||||||||
| Volunteering is valued by my friends and family* (n 145) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 26 | 55 | 38 | 37 | 26 |
| People I am close to value the fact that I volunteer* (n 145) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 44 | 30 | 45 | 31 | 16 | 11 |
| Understanding | ||||||||||||||
| I am able to learn more about the importance of breast-feeding support by volunteering with RUBY* (n 144) | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 30 | 21 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 19 |
| I can learn how to deal with a variety of people through volunteering for the RUBY study* (n 145) | 1 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 47 | 32 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 4 |
| Career | ||||||||||||||
| As a volunteer for RUBY, I can explore possible career options* (n 144) | 20 | 14 | 47 | 33 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| In volunteering for the RUBY study, I can make new contacts that might help my career* (n 146) | 34 | 23 | 51 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Protective | ||||||||||||||
| Volunteering with RUBY helps me escape my own troubles* (n 144) | 35 | 24 | 44 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| By volunteering for RUBY, I can work through some of my own personal problems* (n 144) | 33 | 23 | 38 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
*
Twelve items are based on items included in the Volunteer Functional Inventory (VFI).